May, 2012

Bloc Party’s comeback album set for release in August

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 10:33am

Bloc Party have confirmed the details of their forthcoming fourth studio album after re-emerging from a hiatus last year.

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Digital sales outweigh physical sales for first time in UK

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 8:41am

Sales of music on the digital format have exceeded its more traditional CD counterpart for the first time ever in the UK, the BPI has confirmed.

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Los Campesinos! release new track as free download

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 7:15am

Los Campesinos! have made a new track available as a free download from their official website.

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New festival launched in honour of John Peel

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 6:30am

A new festival named in honour of the late DJ John Peel has been announced.

Review: The Tallest Man On Earth – ‘There’s No Leaving Now’

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 5:30am

“Things have changed” Bob Dylan sang over a decade ago, and what better way to way to describe The Tallest Man on Earth’s new album.

Kristian Matsson has always garnered comparisons with early Dylan, in part due to his raw vocal delivery but also his acoustic-driven folk-stylings and poetic illusions. So what has changed? Well…

The Hives: Current rock n roll is ‘pretty shit’

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 4:25am

The Hives frontman ‘Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist has claimed current rock n roll music has been ‘pretty shit’ for a long time in an interview with The Guardian.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘to release 18 new songs over the next six months’

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 4:17am

Red Hot Chili Peppers will release a series of stand-alone singles over the course of the next six months, according to messages posted by the band on Twitter.

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Coldplay launch UK stadium tour in Coventry

Posted on 31 May 2012 at 4:03am

Coldplay launched their UK stadium tour this week (May 29th), performing a career-spanning set at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.

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M83 – ‘Reunion’

Posted on 30 May 2012 at 11:58am

Official Music video for M83, ‘Reunion’ follow up to ‘Midnight City taken from the new album ‘Hurry Up We’re Dreaming’

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The Cribs – ‘Glitters Like Gold’

Posted on 30 May 2012 at 11:18am

If you click on the “band fact pop-ups” that appear during the video, it will open other videos related to those facts

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